FORT SCOTT CC: Played the 2008 season for the Greyhounds as a strong safety, earning All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention honors... Helped Fort Scott earn a 9-2 record and a No. 6 national ranking in 2008... Recorded 70 tackles, including 52 solo stops, while intercepting two passes and forcing one fumble... Carded a season-high eight tackles on two occasions, against Kilgore College and Dodge City CC... Also tallied one pick against each school... Collected seven tackles against Air Force Prep and six stops against Hutchinson CC... Also returned seven kickoffs for a 19.7-yard average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior season at Harvey High School in Painsville, Ohio... Helped the Raiders earn a 7-3 record en route to a league championship... Was a two-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout out of high school... Earned scholarship offers from Iowa, Bowling Green, Kent State, Toledo and Indiana, while receiving interest from Kansas, Nebraska and Akron.

PERSONAL: David L. Garrett was born Nov. 23, 1987, in Cleveland, Ohio... Son of Joe Carter and Chanell Garrett.